Taliban destroys Afghan heritage sites because they offend their theology/ideology. Antifa destroys American heritage sites because they offend their ideology/theology.

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[–]I-0x0-I 7 insightful - 5 fun7 insightful - 4 fun8 insightful - 5 fun -  (2 children)

funny, i wonder if they get their funding from the same place...

[–]Tom_Bombadil 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

/u/Chipshit the OP gets his funding from the same place.

[–]joewest1313 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

elaborate.

[–]beermeem 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

That's what hate groups bent on destroying the society that provides for them do.

[–]joewest1313 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sad but true.

[–]copenseethe 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wonder if their Taliban is as stupid as the American Taliban. https://www.nbc12.com/2020/06/11/police-investigating-after-man-severely-injured-being-hit-by-confederate-monument-virginia/

[–]kokolokoNightcrawler 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

People chimping out, what else is new in history...

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Hmm. Maybe those guys think that the statues hold special powers and that removal is necessary for some sort of revolutionary or cleansing function. The hysteria of the mob involved in removal definitely points to the subjective notion. As well as perhaps, the people who want to let them stand forever or be cherished.

[–]kokolokoNightcrawler 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

It's idolatry anyways . I say melt them into cannonballs.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I see two sides without being in favor of either. Yes, there are idols around but they serve as creative references to something objective in a time period. People imply subjectivities and the hysteria for worship or removal of them.

Mount Rushmore for example is a reference to the forefathers, some people will be angered, while others not so much. Learning of the reference is enough, questioning the intent behind idols is fine. Disagreeing with an artifact is understandable. But outright destruction of it is unnecessary, right along with its devout worship. Individuals have spent time crafting it to some artistic appeal, least anyone could do is just respect the artistic hard work and move on.

If anything else, all this destruction and hysteria is immaturity and rage expressing itself to (possibly) later detriment.

[–]kokolokoNightcrawler 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

yep, you summed it up so perfectly eloquently ...but it states >from [deleted] via /s/conspiracy sent an hour ago ...Yer banned bud?

[–]crumb 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Come on. The Taliban destroying Buddhist statues isn't the same as BLM protestors taking down statues of slave traders.

Buddhist statues weren't harming anyone. Slave trader statues are.

Take a look at how Germany handles this sort of thing. They have statues of victims of the Holocaust, not the aggressors. This is the most appropriate way of paying respect to history. Could you imagine being a Jew living in Germany and having statues of Hitler and Goebbels in your local public park? That is how black people currently feel with slave trader statues in the US. Not sure how you couldn't side with them.

[–]Chipit[S] 8 insightful - 2 fun8 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Sure it is. It's the same idea. This statue conflicts with my ideology, so I am morally justified in destroying it.

Buddhist statues weren't harming anyone.

Idolatry is forbidden in Islam.

Slave trader statues are.

How, exactly? Is the statue coming out at night and mugging people?

It's not harming anyone. It just offends extremists who think that they can push their extreme positions on everyone. And much like the Taliban, SJWs are supremely unpopular with pretty much everyone other than their own faction.

[–]joewest1313 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Slave trader statues are."

anyone that thinks a inanimate object they see is hurting them is a simple fuck.

[–]Big_Brass_Balls 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

No statue is is harming anyone. Reals before feels.